The creator of The Hills and The City has reportedly said that the castmembers are not told what to say on camera.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, creator Adam DiVello was asked about a report that City star Olivia Palermo is edited to help add drama to the series.

"When we go into these shows, I explain to the cast, 'We are going to follow you around. We are going to make a drama out of your everyday existence'," he replied.

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"There is editing involved. There is music involved. We're using a fraction of what they do in their day-to-day lives to tell a story."

He continued: "It's not a documentary. We’re not following Olivia around 24 hours a day. It's her under a microscope. It's probably a slight exaggeration of who she is but it's all based on [her]. We don't write the lines for [the cast] and we don't tell them what to say. What comes out of their mouths is what comes out of their mouths."

DiVello added that it is "looking very positive" that The City - which aired its season finale this week - will return for another season.

The final episode of The Hills also aired on MTV this week, with a surprise ending that saw castmembers Kristin Cavallari and Brody Jenner saying goodbye before the camera panned out to reveal they were shooting in a Hollywood studio lot.